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Martin Luther King Jr. was a baptist minister and had founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He had led the civil rights movement during the 1950's. He used speeches and protests which were non violent that really spoke to the people. He fought the segregation and was achieving civil rights for African Americans.

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Mlk is giving his speech to thousands and impacting everyone's lives. He is speaking up to segregation to get civil-rights advances. It's important because he's speaking for all African Americans to get treated the same as everyone else.

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This speech is one of Mlk's most impactful speeches. He gave the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He demanded racial justice and everyone created equal. He argued passionately and very powerfully to get his words across to people.

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I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King .Jr HD (subtitled)

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In the N.C museum there is a colored comic book that tells his story and all his work he did over his lifetime. It's apart of history's collection.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee. He was standing on the balcony on the second floor of Lorraine Motel when a bullet from a sniper had shot him in the neck. He had died an hour later in the hospital at age 39. The whole world was in shock at the time he was shot. His assassination had created a huge wave of anger among all African Americans. The assassination made an equal housing bill the last achievement of the civil rights era. He didn't just focus on his race but he widened his appeal to other people and things going on in the world at the time.

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Because of the passing of Martin Luther King Jr. lots of people were angry and there were riots in over 100 cities in the U.S. The congress passed the civil rights legislation after Mlk's life work to keep a fit legacy.

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The gun that had killed Mlk was a Remington Model 760 Gamemaster. James had purchased the rifle in Alabama where he also had bought a scope and a box of 20 rounds. The gun is now in the Civil Rights Museum where you can go see it.

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http://time.com/5218982/james-earl-ray-martin-luther-king/
In the link there is a video about James Earl Ray on the assassination of Mlk. He was guilty in killing Martin Luther King. He had fired the shot from a bathroom window in a boarding house and fled the seen. The authorities had looked for fingerprints and found that the rifle used to kill Mlk led back to James. March 10, 1969 he was guilty and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

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Many white and black people mourned Mlk's passing. His passing really widened the racial tension between black and white people. King is known as the leader for African Americans during the era. He had the most impact for the public on the civil rights movement with the least violence. With his death there was an established holiday for what he did and to mourn his death. It was signed into law during 1983 by President Ronald Regan.

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There's a FBI Murkin FIle that was the investigation of Mlk's death. It related to James Earl Rae who evaded the law for months following the assassination of mlk.

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This was a poster that was folded and laying on top of some contact sheets next to some other black and white pictures. This poster is showing African Americans that they are able to and need to vote. It's from the 1960's

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